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Augusoft Expands Customer Service, Sales and Marketing/Business Development Teams
Minneapolis– August 30, 2010

Augusoft announced several recent hires as it continues to expand its customer service, sales and marketing/business development departments.   The new hires include: Yvette Bousquet-Altman, software and training support specialist; Sarah Bleier, sales coordinator; Josh Siegel, account representative; and, Chris Murphy, pr/marketing manager.

"These new hires join a strong team already assembled here at Augusoft that is committed to serving our customers and providing them with innovative technology tools they can use to run their program.  We look forward to further growth as a company by meeting the ever changing landscape of continuing, community, corporate education and workforce development programs,” said Cem Erdem, founder, CEO and president of Augusoft, Inc.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities offer Students Easy Online Registration and Improved Customer Service using Augusoft Lumens® solution
Minneapolis– July 19, 2010

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system announced today that Augusoft, Inc., the leader in non-credit education Software as a Service (SaaS), will be providing Lumens Lifelong Learning Management System™ to all customized and continuing education programs throughout the state system. Already available at five Twin Cities area state colleges, adoption of Lumens by the remaining 27 institutions will allow Minnesota adult students, dislocated workers and lifelong learners the ability to self-register online for program courses.

“We want to make registering for these courses as simple and easy as possible,” said Richard Tvedten, system director for customized training.  “Once online registration is fully up and running, the 164,000 employees and 6,000 or so employers who enroll in our customized and continuing education programs each year will benefit from a more efficient process.”  (more)

Entrepreneur Identifies Need for Practical Small Business Academy: St. Petersburg College Turns Idea into a Reality

Business case analysis addresses how an entrepreneurial academy was created and the technology used to support it

Minneapolis– June 8, 2010

Augusoft®, Inc., and the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) have partnered to provide community colleges with the latest entrepreneurship program resources and tools while serving as advocates for entrepreneurial change. One of the many benefits this partnership provides is the sharing of leading entrepreneurial community colleges successes via case studies and business case analysis. Augusoft and NACCE are proud to partner with St. Petersburg College to showcase how a practical entrepreneurship program was created to benefit people interested in starting businesses in Florida’s Pinellas County. (more)

Augusoft Releases New Solution for Data Integration with Campus-wide ERP Systems
Lumens API provides customer control for bridging data to ERP solutions
Minneapolis– May 25, 2010

Augusoft®, Inc., the leader in non-credit education software announced a new data integration solution, Lumens® API (Application Programming Interface) enabling customers to bridge Lumens data into campus-wide ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions such as Oracle’s PeopleSoft® Campus Solutions, SunGard Banner® and Datatel®. Campus developers are now given secure access to the Lumens platform for import and export of data to or from varying platforms or data warehouses. The API provides Augusoft customers greater data flexibility, secure interface and a cost-effective campus-wide integration solution. (more)

Augusoft Expands their 7th Annual User Summit
Per customer request, the Lumens user summit is expanded to two days
Minneapolis– April 12, 2010

Today, Augusoft®, Inc. announced that due to customer demand, the 2010 Lumens User Summit has been expanded to two days. The event, which runs prior to the LERN (Learning Resources Network) conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois, November 4-5, 2010. (more)

Augusoft CEO and First Generation Immigrant Gives Motivational Speech to Unemployed in Silicon Valley
Minneapolis– March 15, 2010

Cem Erdem, a Turkish-born entrepreneur and CEO of Augusoft®, Inc., speaks at the Work2future Professional Development Seminar in San Jose, CA on March 19. To the audience of dislocated professionals in Silicon Valley, Erdem gives his motivational presentation “The Lifelong Learning Race: Chasing the American Dream” and tells the humorous and inspiring story of a first generation immigrant’s pursuit of the American Dream and his adventures along the way.

“I owe my success to the American education system and community colleges, which play a critical role in transforming first generation immigrants to American citizens and giving all workers the knowledge and tools to pursue their American dreams.” replied Cem Erdem. His story illustrates the opportunities ahead for those looking for work if they continually learn and expand their knowledge and skills. (more)

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LERN and Augusoft Create Lumens Certification Program
Minneapolis– March 4, 2010

Lumens users can now learn how to apply LERN's best practice principles using Lumens. This exclusive, 4-day intensive certification program will be held at the LERN Summer Institute in June. The Lumens Certification Institute is designed not to teach Lumens users how to use Lumens, but instead how to apply LERN's best practice principles using Lumens-generated data to boost registrations, increase your operating margin and net, and run an efficient organization. Discounted rates for LERN members, so join up and save your seat. (more)>

Augusoft CEO and First Generation Immigrant Shares His Formula for Success in NACCE Debut Podcast
Minneapolis– February 9, 2010

In the debut podcast from NACCE.com, Cem Erdem, a Turkish-born entrepreneur and CEO of Augusoft®, Inc., shares what motivates and inspires him as he builds his software company serving the non-credit education institutions. Augusoft collaborates with the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) to develop entrepreneurship-focused tools and resources, with the mission to become advocates for change through entrepreneurship program growth.

“I owe my success to the American education system and community colleges, which play a critical role in transforming first generation immigrants to American citizens and giving them the tools to pursue their American entrepreneurial dreams.” replied Cem Erdem during the podcast interview. Read More>

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Augusoft Releases New Solutions for Corporate Education Programs
Minneapolis– January 20, 2010

Augusoft, Inc., leader in the non-credit education software market, expands the company’s product suite with Lumens Business-to-Business (B2B) and Lumens Entrepreneur (ENT), both specifically designed for corporate and community education programs. Augusoft’s new web-based corporate education products allow programs the ability to offer open enrollment, customized/contract training and workforce development solutions in one system. Users benefit from streamlined processes, secure online registration, cross-marketing capabilities and integrated data collection and reporting, enabling staff to manage their entire business with Lumens.

Augusoft, creator of the first web-based online registration and class management system for continuing education, has expanded their product suite with Lumens B2B and Lumens ENT – the first and only software solutions designed to manage the entire corporate client life cycle, from proposal to contract to invoice. Lumens B2B works as a stand-alone solution to manage all aspects of a corporate education program or bundles with Lumens PRO to create Lumens ENT, which manages both corporate education and open enrollment programs. Augusoft’s products and services are built on scalable core applications, so programs may choose the right products and services to fit their administrative needs. Read More>

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Augusoft Kicks Off 2010 With New Director of Sales
Minneapolis– January 4, 2010

Augusoft announces the appointment of Donna Swedin to the position of Director of Sales. Donna joins the Augusoft executive team with 17 plus years experience in sales and operations management and product marketing at education technology companies, most recently with PLATO Learning. Based in Minneapolis, she will lead the Augusoft sales team to accelerate the expansion of Lumens into non-credit education markets. Donna holds an Executive MBA from the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas.

Starting the new year at Augusoft, Donna stated, “I am thrilled to join the Augusoft team and integrate my edtech industry experience to their company vision. As I have witnessed firsthand the recent shift in the workforce, resulting in a demand for re-training and personal development, I believe Augusoft will continue to be a key player in innovating new technology which supports reforms that help continuing, community, corporate education and workforce development programs improve and go beyond those demands.”

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